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http://fightlinker.com/updated-rankings-rumble-mcgregor-rousey-all-move-up/#commentsThu, 29 Jan 2015 18:00:00 +0000http://fightlinker.com/updated-rankings-rumble-mcgregor-rousey-all-move-up/Fresh off his convincing victory over Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Johnson was voted to the No. 1 spot in the UFC light heavyweight division rankings. Johnson is expected to face Jon Jones for the title later this year after winning all three of his Octagon bouts upon his return. Gustafsson, who lost for the first time […]

Johnson is expected to face Jon Jones for the title later this year after winning all three of his Octagon bouts upon his return. Gustafsson, who lost for the first time since falling to Jones in 2013, is now second.

The 205-pound division saw plenty of movement, as Ryan Bader vaulted two spots to No. 5, while Jimi Manuwa, Shogun Rua and Rafael Cavalcante all moved up a spot over Dan Henderson. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira also climbed up to No. 13 ahead of Fabio Maldonado.

Gustafsson, Daniel Cormier and Phil Davis each fell one spot.

At middleweight, Gegard Mousasi and Tim Boetsch passed Tim Kennedy and Mark Munoz for seventh and 13th; Conor McGregor is now third at featherweight and Dennis Siver 11th; and Brad Pickett is 13th, one spot ahead of Wilson Reis.

Fabricio Werdum, the interim UFC heavyweight champion, moved into the overall Top-15, while Ronda Rousey flipped with T.J. Dillashaw for seventh and Vitor Belfort did the same with Dominick Cruz for 14th.

Two small movements went down in the women’s divisions, as Tecia Torres passed Joanne Calderwood for fifth at strawweight and Holly Holm did the same at bantamweight with Germaine de Randamie for 13th.

The rankings will be updated once again next week after UFC 183, which features Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tyron Woodley and Al Iaquinta vs. Joe Lauzon.

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http://fightlinker.com/latest-ufc-rankings-have-been-posted/#commentsWed, 10 Sep 2014 17:00:00 +0000http://fightlinker.com/latest-ufc-rankings-have-been-posted/Thanks to his finish of Gegard Mousasi, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is now ranked second in the latest UFC middleweight division rankings. Souza passed Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida after the recent win over the No. 7 Mousasi. Belfort, though, remains on track as the next contender, taking on champion Chris Weidman later this year at […]

Thanks to his finish of Gegard Mousasi, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is now ranked second in the latest UFC middleweight division rankings. Souza passed Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida after the recent win over the No. 7 Mousasi.

Belfort, though, remains on track as the next contender, taking on champion Chris Weidman later this year at UFC 181 in Las Vegas.

Eddie Alvarez, who recently held the Bellator lightweight title, debuted for in the lightweight Top-15 at No. 14. Alvarez takes on Donald Cerrone later this month at UFC 178.

The other big winner was Ben Rothwell, as the heavyweight debuted at No. 9 following his stunning knockout of Alistair Overeem. Overeem, a former Strikeforce champion, fell from seventh to 10th overall.

Along with Souza, Michael Bisping, Mark Munoz, Zach Makovsky, Bryan Caraway, Stipe Miocic, Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson all moved up in their respective divisions.

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http://fightlinker.com/get-the-latest-ufc-rankings-right-here/#commentsWed, 27 Aug 2014 17:00:00 +0000http://fightlinker.com/get-the-latest-ufc-rankings-right-here/The latest official UFC fighter rankings have been released, and thanks to a double-event weekend, there was plenty of changes. In the pound-for-pound Top-15, Chris Weidman and Demetrious Johnson flipped fourth and fifth, while Johny Hendricks passed Ronda Rousey for eighth. Also, Alexander Gustafsson and Daniel Cormier each moved up a spot, and Gilbert Melendez, […]

The latest official UFC fighter rankings have been released, and thanks to a double-event weekend, there was plenty of changes.

In the pound-for-pound Top-15, Chris Weidman and Demetrious Johnson flipped fourth and fifth, while Johny Hendricks passed Ronda Rousey for eighth. Also, Alexander Gustafsson and Daniel Cormier each moved up a spot, and Gilbert Melendez, debuted after Benson Henderson’s loss.

Henderson’s defeat to Rafael dos Anjos caused a stir amongst the lightweight Top-5, as “Smooth” fell from No. 1 to fourth, while Melendez, Khabib Nurmagoemdov and dos Anjos all sit ahead of him.

Thales Leites moved up three spots at middleweight after his win over Francis Carmont, who dropped three spots.

Tyron Woodley moved back ahead of Carlos Condit and into third at welterweight, while Takeya Mizugaki passed Eddie Wineland for fifth at bantamweight.

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http://fightlinker.com/agreedisagree-with-the-latest-ufc-rankings/#commentsTue, 01 Jul 2014 17:00:00 +0000http://fightlinker.com/agreedisagree-with-the-latest-ufc-rankings/Cub Swanson’s sixth straight win has left him in the position of next contender to the UFC featherweight title, at least according to the official UFC rankings. The rankings were released on Monday. Swanson earned a decision over Jeremy Stephens this past weekend, moving past Frankie Edgar and Ricardo Lamas. He is now No. 2, […]